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Here are some significant environmental and regulatory rulings and administrative actions from December 2020. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT Texas v. New Mexico On December 14, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a water rights controversy involving sharing the water of the Pecos River. The 1949 Pecos River Compact provides for the equitable apportionment of the use of the Pecos River’s water by New Mexico and Texas, and a “River Master’s Manual,” approved by the Court in 1988, implements the ...

Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 EPA superfund collage. Credits: Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News(illustration); Francis Chung/E&E News(Wheeler); Gage Skidmore/Flickr(Pruitt); markzvo/wikipedia(Superfund sign) The Trump administration touted its "renewed focus" on the Superfund program. Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News(illustration); Francis Chung/E&E News(Wheeler); Gage Skidmore/Flickr(Pruitt); markzvo/wikipedia(Superfund sign) Environmental advocates have largely been critical of President Trump, b...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., No. 20-440: Whether a defendant in a patent infringement action who assigned the patent, or is in privity with an assignor of the patent, may have a defense of invalidity heard on the merits. Guam v. United States, No. 20-382: In a case implicating the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §9607(a), the Court granted review on the follo...

By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 11, 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this spring in Guam’s quest to get the Navy to help pay to clean up a dump the service used for three decades, the court announced Friday. The case, filed in 2017, says the Navy should foot the $160 million bill to remediate Ordot Dump – or "at least pay its fair share of the cleanup costs," according to court documents. The landfill, which leaked waste into the Lonfit River an...

How Congressional Control has Changed Over the Past 100 Years By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News On 1/10/21 at 8:00 AM EST With partisan divisions and rancor filling the headlines, it seems like a miracle that Congress can get anything done. Party control of Congress makes a difference, but not always in predictable ways. When one party holds majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives and holds the presidency, its not necessarily easier for all to agree on legislative remedies and refo...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The rhetoric of enforcement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-75, plays well in public.  The government seeks “cleanup” and makes “the polluter pay.”  Cf. S. Rep. No. 96-848 at 13 (1980); Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian, 140 S. Ct. 1335, 1345 (2020).  Contrast that with mitigating climate change where, in the words of the Pogo Earth Day p...

Share this article Share this article MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Angela Nocera, P.E., has been promoted to Associate Vice President and Regional Practice Lead – Federal for the firms Southeast Region. Ms. Nocera will focus on deepening partnerships within Michael Bakers Federal practice to provide even greater support to its military and federal clients. "Angel...

New Year, New EPA: How the Biden Administration Can Catalyze PFAS Action in 2021 Genna Reed, Senior Analyst | January 6, 2021, 1:53 pm EDT During the past four years, awareness about per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been heightened, but not because of notable government successes. Instead, communities across the country have worked with scientists, legal teams, nonprofit organizations, members of Congress, and even ...

Author of the article: Ellwood Shreve Publishing date: Dec 31, 2020  •  January 1, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  This social media post is among those that have drawn criticism against Shawn Hall in his fight to have his pet Zeus returned to the family after the dog was recently seized by Pet and Wildlife Rescue for fitting the characteristics of a pit bull, which is a banned breed of dog in Ontario. Hall said Zeus is an American bulldog mix. Photo by Social media /jpg, CD Article...

Article content A Chatham family says they only want their dog back for the holidays. Zeus recently escaped by getting out under the fence of their yard, said Shawn Hall, noting the dog was later picked up by Pet and Wildlife Rescue. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. But he said he wasn’t expecting what happened next. “Me and my wife drove over to PAWR,” Hall said Dec. 24, adding he was then told his dog “looks like a pit bull” and that they...